第二次六級模擬試題

1、Part Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled A Harmonious Society in My Mind. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below.1. 建立和諧社會成為了一種潮流和趨勢2. 我心中的和諧社會是.3. 為了建立和諧社會，我們應(yīng)該如何去做?Part II Reading Comprehension (Sk

2、imming and Scanning) (15 minutes)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-4, markY (for YES if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;N (for NO) if the statement contradicts t

3、he information given in the passage;NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.For questions 5-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.Suggestions for Your WorkAnnie is a longtime secretary/receptionist for two senior vice presidents at a big compa

4、ny. They have been doing a lot of hiring lately, and almost all of the new middle-management personnel have been interviewed by one or the other of Annies two bosses, so naturally they come through her office first.Some of these people are unbelievably rude. Either they treat Annie like a piece of f

5、urniture (no hello, no eye contact) or they think she is their errand(差使)girl. Lately, Annies two bosses have started asking her for her impressions of job candidates. So far this week, two have been discourteous(失禮的)and dismissive, so Annie gave both the thumbs-down. Neither is getting called back

6、for the next round of interviews.No one knows how common this is, but if you are job hunting, its necessary to be aware that the dummy at the reception desk may be anything but not just a secretary.考試大論壇Suggestions to Job HuntersAccording to Annie Stevens and Greg Gostanian, two partners at a Boston

7、-based executive coaching firm called Clear Rock, its not unusual these days for a hiring manager to ask everyone who meets a potential new hire to give an opinion of him or her. One of the biggest reasons so many newly recruited managers fail in a new job is their inability to fit in and get along

8、with the people who are already there, says Stevens. So employers now want to get staffers impressions right at the start.Adds Gostanian: A lot can be learned from how candidates treat receptionists. If the jobseeker is rude, condescending, or arrogant, this might be an indication of how he or she w

9、ould treat coworkers or direct reports.Obviously, anyone looking for a new job would do well not to alienate the person who sits outside the interviewers door. Stevens and Gostanian offer these six tips for getting off to the right start:Introduce yourself as you would to any other potential new col

10、league. Smile, shake hands, and so on. It seems odd that this has to be spelled out, but apparently it does; and, besides being a matter of common courtesy, ordinary friendliness offers a practical advantage. Learning and remembering an interviewers receptionists name can only help as you advance in

11、 the interviewing process, Stevens notes.Dont regard a receptionist or other assistant as an underling(部下)at least, not as your own personal underling. Always ask the interviewer if you need help from anyone else in the office where youre interviewing, instead of seeking this directly yourself, says

12、 Gostanian. In other words, if youd like to leave an extra copy of your resume, refrain from sending the interviewers assistant to the Xerox machine.Its fine to accept if youre offered a beverage, but keep it simple. Dont ask for particular brand names or expect to be brewed a fresh pot of coffee, S

13、tevens says. And of course, need we add that dispatching anybody to Starbucks is out of the question?Feel free to make small talk, but know that anything you say may well get back to the interviewer. Dont ask probing questions about the company or offer unsolicited opinions, Gostanian advises. No ma

14、tter how hideous the office door, endless the hike from the parking lot, or inconvenient the wait to see the interviewer, keep it to yourself. Plenty of time for whining(抱怨)and grumbling after youre hired.Dont talk on your cell phone in front of the receptionist, and try to put your BlackBerry aside

15、. If you have to make or take a call, leave the reception area, Stevens says. Preoccupation with wireless devices will mark you, she says, as a cold and fixated person.Dont forget to say good-bye. Failure to say good-bye to someone youve just met reflects negatively on you, Gostanian notes. Youll co

16、me across as impersonal and uncaring. Thats hardly the image any job hunter wants to project.How to Measure Your WorkAny job, like any relationship, has its difficult moments. And with the job market heating up, the temptations to change partners are growing.As with any relationship, however, you re

17、ally should assess the full value of what youve got before giving it up wholesale, becauselets fact itregret really is a waste of your time.Regardless of the main task of a jobbe it bond trading, teaching, balancing the books, or cleaning hotel roomsare there objective criteria that you can use to m

18、easure whether your job is wonderful or not?Workplace experts Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman have identified several. In their book First, Break All the Rules: What the Worlds Greatest Managers Do Differently, they offer a useful guide in the form of 12 questions:Do I know whats expected of me a

19、t work?Do I have the materials and equipment I need to do my work right?At work, do I have the opportunity to do what I do best every day?In the last 7 days, have I received recognition or praise for doing good work?Does my supervisor, or someone at work, seem to care about me as a person?Is there s

20、omeone at work who encourages my development?At work, do my opinions seem to count?Does the mission/purpose of my company make me feel my job is important?Are my coworkers committed to doing quality work?Do I have a best friend at work?In the last six months, has someone at work talked to me about m

21、y progress?This last year, have I had opportunities at work to learn and to grow?Buckingham and Coffman picked these 12 questions after looking for patterns among the responses of more than 1 million employees to workplace questions posed by the Gallup Organization over the years.We were searching f

22、or those special questions where the most engaged employees . answered positively, and everyone else.answered neutrally or negatively, they wrote.Their reasoning: they wanted to identify the key elements of a strong workplace that can attract and retain talent.Satisfaction with pay and benefits didn

23、t make the list not because theyre not important, Coffman said, but because theyre important to all employees, whether theyre engaged in their work or not.So, assuming you feel youre paid the going rate for your job, answering affirmatively to all or even most of the 12 questions can be an indicatio

24、n that youve got a great job that you should part with only for very good reason. And if job satisfaction is important to you, then the promise of a bigger paycheck alone may not be reason enough.When Coffman is asked what percentage of companies he thinks actually pass the 12-question test, his est

25、imate is no more than 15 percent. But within a company, he said, individual departments may meet the test, even if the company overall doesnt.Why? The manager of a department makes all the difference. Coffman said when an employee quits, 70 percent of the time shes not leaving because of the job, sh

26、es leaving because of the manager.One cautionary note: your job may not be as wonderful for you as you think if you answer a majority of the 12 questions affirmatively but the few questions that you cant are among the first six. Thats because the first six questions make up the base on which job sat

27、isfaction rests, according to Buckingham and Coffman. If your current job doesnt meet the first six criteria, you are more likely to be disengaged with your work and less productive than you could be.Consider question three after all. Do you have the opportunity to do what you do best everyday? If y

28、oure not able to use your gifts every day, youll be pretty frustrated, Coffman said.Of course, job satisfaction isnt a one-way street with a department either meeting your needs or not. In order to answer the 12 questions honestly, you need to know what it is that makes you tick and not blindly blam

29、e your department for any job dissatisfaction.Do you know what it is you like to do and what you do best? What kind of recognition do you like? Public or private? What are your values and do they square with your companys goals? How do you like a manager to relate to you?Otherwise, your career, like

30、 a string of bad relationships, can become a case of different partner, same problems.1. When you go to a company for an interview, there is no need to care the feelings of the receptionists.2. According to Annie Stevens, many newly recruited managers fail in a new job because they cannot get along

31、with their coworkers.3. If you want to get off to the right start, you should treat the receptionists as your potential bosses.4. If you fail to say thank you to the receptionists, they will have negative impressions of you.5. If you want to give up a job wholesale, you should evaluate _ from it.6.

32、When you are measuring your work, you should consider that if there is someone at work who encourages your development and talks to you about _.7. The question about satisfaction with pay and benefits is not included in the 12 questions because its important to all employees, whether _ or not.8. Eve

33、n if the company overall cannot pass the 12-question test, _ may pass it.9. You should pay special attention to the first six questions of the 12 questions because they make up the base on which _.10. If you want to answer the 12 questions honestly, you should know what makes you not blindly blame y

34、our department for _.Part 2 Listening Comprehension11. A) The man might be able to play in the World Cup.B) The mans football career seems to be at an end.C) The man was operated on a few weeks ago.D) The man is a fan of world-famous football players.12. A) Work out a plan to tighten his budget B) F

35、ind out the opening hours of the cafeteria.C) Apply for a senior position in the restaurant.D) Solve his problem by doing a part-time job.13. A) A financial burden. C) A real nuisance.B) A good companion D) A well-trained pet.14. A) The errors will be corrected soon. C) The computing system is too c

36、omplex.B) The woman was mistaken herself. D) He has called the woman several times.15. A) He needs help to retrieve his files. C) He needs some time to polish his paper.B) He has to type his paper once more. D) He will be away for a two-week conference.16. A) They might have to change their plan.B)

37、He has got everything set for their trip.C) He has a heavier workload than the woman.D) They could stay in the mountains until June 8.17. A) They have wait a month to apply for a student loan.B) They can find the application forms in the brochure.C) They are not eligible for a student loan.D) They a

38、re not late for a loan application.18. A) New laws are yet to be made to reduce pollutant release.B) Pollution has attracted little attention from the public.C) The quality of air will surely change for the better.D) Itll take years to bring air pollution under control.Questions 19 to 22 are based o

39、n the conversation you have just heard.19. A) Enormous size of its stores. C) Its appealing surroundings.B) Numerous varieties of food. D) Its rich and colorful history.20. A) An ancient building. C) An Egyptian museum.B) A world of antiques. D) An Egyptian Memorial.21. A) Its power bill reaches $9

40、million a year.B) It sells thousands of light bulbs a day.C) It supplies power to a nearby town.D) It generates 70% of the electricity it uses.22. A) 11,500 C) 250,000B) 30,000 D) 300,000Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. A) Transferring to another department. C

41、) Thinking about doing a different job.B) Studying accounting at a university D) Making preparation for her wedding.24. A) She has finally got a promotion and a pay raise.B) She has got a satisfactory job in another company.C) She could at last leave the accounting department.D) She managed to keep

42、her position in the company.25. A) He and Andrea have proved to be a perfect match.B) He changed his mind about marriage unexpectedly.C) He declared that he would remain single all his life.D) He would marry Andrea even without meeting her.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short

43、passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some question. Both the passage and the question will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single

44、 line through the centre.注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。Passage One Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.26.A) They are motorcycles designated for water sports.B) They are speedy boats restricted in narrow waterways.C) They are becoming an efficient form of water transportation.D) They

45、 are getting more popular as a means or water recreation.27.A) Waterscooter operators lack of experience.B) Vacationers disregard of water safety rules.C) Overloading of small boats and other craft.D) Carelessness of people boating along the shore.28.A) They scare whales to death. C) They discharge

46、toxic emissions.B)They produce too much noise. D) They endanger lots of water life.29.A) Expand operating areas. C) Limit the use of waterscooters.B) Restrict operating hours. D) Enforce necessary regulations.Passage TwoQuestions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.30.A) They are s

47、table. C) They are strained.C) They are close. D) They are changing.31.A) They are fully occupied with their own business.B) Not many of them stay in the same place for long.C) Not many of them can win trust from their neighbors.D) They attach less importance to interpersonal relations.32.A) Count o

48、n each other for help. C) Keep a friendly distance.B) Give each other a cold shoulder. D) Build a fence between them.Passage ThreeQuestions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.33.A) It may produce an increasing number of idle youngsters.B) It may affect the quality of higher educat

49、ion in America.C) It may cause many schools to go out of operation.D) It may lead to a lack of properly educated workers.34A）It is less serious in cities than in rural areas.B)It affects both junior and senior high schools.C)It results from a worsening economic climate.D)It is a new challenge facing

50、 American educators.35. A)Allowing them to choose their favorite teachers.B)Creating a more relaxed learning environment.C)Rewarding excellent academic performance.D)Helping them to develop better study habits.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passag

51、e is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blank numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missi

52、ng information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own word. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.Compound DictationIm interested in the criminal justice system of our

53、country. It seems to me that something has to be done if we are to 36 as a country. I certainly dont know what the answers to our problems are. Things certainly get 37 in a hurry when you get into them. But I wonder if something couldnt be done to deal with some of these problems. One thing Im conce

54、rned about is our practice of putting 38 in jail who havent harmed anyone. Why not work out some system 39 they can pay back the debts they owe society instead of 40 another debt by going to prison, and of course, coming under the 41 of hardened criminals? Im also concerned about the short prison se

55、ntences people are 42 for serious crimes. Of course, one alternative to this is to 43 capital punishment, but Im not sure I would be for that. Im not sure its right to take an eye for eye.44 ,I also think we must do something about the insanity plea. In my opinion, anyone who takes another persons l

56、ife intentionally is insame,however,45 .Its sad, of course, that a person may have to spend the rest of his life ,or 46 Part Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)Section AThe discovery that language can be a barrier to communication is quickly made by all who travel, study, govern or

57、sell. Whether the activity is tourism, research, government, policing, business or data dissemination, the lack of a common language can severely impede progress or can halt it altogether。Although communication problems of this kind must happen thousands of times each day, very few become public knowledge. Publicity comes only when a failure to communicate has major consequences, such as strikes, lost orders, legal problems or fatal accidents-even, at times, war. One reported instance